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Recent Examples of intermittently
The union staff organized last spring and have been negotiating their first contract with management intermittently since September.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2026
He’s developed in that time into a key leader in the locker room and has served intermittently as a team captain.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
Some commercial flights are still taking off intermittently.
—Jasmine Green, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
Emergency alert sirens blared intermittently across the country on Saturday, and a state of emergency was announced by Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz.
—CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Once that occurred, the fact that the court still intermittently ruled against Orbán counted for little.
—David Pozen, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Jordan added that Midi Health has been actively working to help patients find estrogen patch formulations that are in stock, and in various markets, the company has intermittently experienced delays in the availability of patches since 2022.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
The bridge, which connects the state's Upper and Lower Peninsulas, has been closed intermittently throughout the week due to falling ice and weather conditions.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 21 Feb. 2026
Tall, cold, alone, tough, quiet and only intermittently illuminating.
—Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2026
He’s developed in that time into a key leader in the locker room and has served intermittently as a team captain.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
Some commercial flights are still taking off intermittently.
—Jasmine Green, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
Emergency alert sirens blared intermittently across the country on Saturday, and a state of emergency was announced by Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz.
—CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Once that occurred, the fact that the court still intermittently ruled against Orbán counted for little.
—David Pozen, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Jordan added that Midi Health has been actively working to help patients find estrogen patch formulations that are in stock, and in various markets, the company has intermittently experienced delays in the availability of patches since 2022.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
The bridge, which connects the state's Upper and Lower Peninsulas, has been closed intermittently throughout the week due to falling ice and weather conditions.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 21 Feb. 2026
Tall, cold, alone, tough, quiet and only intermittently illuminating.
—Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermittently
Adverb
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This footage is overlaid with rapidly shifting colors via video synthesizer, obscuring our view, and an iris that periodically frames the runner.—
Daniel R. Quiles,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Airlines have been periodically halting flights to the region for years as conflicts and associated security concerns arise.—
Dan Mangan,Leslie Josephs,Spencer Kimball,CJ Haddad,Justin Papp,Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Reyes said a few elderly people at the home would occasionally sit outside and exchange brief hellos with her from time to time.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Attendees milled around a makeshift sauna village, assembled outside Seattle's Nordic Museum, sampling different styles of sauna, and occasionally dipping in an ice cold tub or shower.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Cities around Ukraine are routinely bombarded by a combination of drones and missiles, sometimes hundreds in one night.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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But biologics sometimes don’t work well for lupus, likely because the disease causes such a wide range of symptoms and affects multiple immune pathways.—
Jason Liebowitz,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Intermittently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermittently. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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